Tag Archives: Warlords of Draenor Alpha

Hunter News

Bear Trap will be a Survival DPS cooldown

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A couple weeks ago, Celestalon tweeted that survival hunters were getting a new ability called Bear Trap. I speculated it might be a DPS cooldown since survival was sorely lacking in that department, and it looks like it will be. Beast mastery has Bestial Wrath, marksmanship has Rapid Fire, and … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

More Lone Wolf details, Kill Shot being improved

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One of the questions I always had about Lone Wolf is whether or not you'd actually be sacrificing anything by taking it. The damage from your pet is replaced, but you don't have to worry about your pet derping, so that damage is probably even greater than the damage lost from the pet. Lone … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Rapid Fire is back, Flaming Shots is gone, and Bear Trap is coming!

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Leave it to Blizzard to release some new info mere minutes after I make a post about abilities I'm going to miss (one of them being Rapid Fire).
Hunter News, Opinion

3 Hunter abilities I’ll miss (and 3 I won’t miss) in Warlords

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Hunters are losing a dozen or so abilities in Warlords of Draenor. Depending on what hunter you ask, you'll get a different answer to this question. I understand the reasoning behind most of these decisions, but there's just some abilities I'm really going to miss.
Abilities I'll miss
1. Distracting Shot
I'll admit this is not a button … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Hunter Pets

New Hydra pet models

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This new Hydra model was datamined from the latest Warlords of Draenor alpha build. I must say, these guys look pretty impressive. The first question many hunters had was... IS IT TAMEABLE? The answer is yes! I found … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Having fun with Wowhead’s model viewer (and new gun models!)

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Wowhead has updated their Warlords site to support the new character models in the 3D model viewer. So far the orcs, dwarves, and tauren male are supported. I've been having fun checking out some transmogs on the new dwarf model as I plan to race change my main hunter to that in 6.0. The … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Opinion

A closer look at beast mastery hunters in Warlords

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Update 8/22: This article is still mostly accurate but is slightly depreciated. It will give you a good overview of the  overall changes but you may want to view more recent posts under the Beast Mastery tag for more info and recent opinions. If you missed it earlier, Blizzard released the first version of patch notes … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Hear the new ranged weapon sounds

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Wowhead just datamined a whole bunch of in-game music and sounds from the Warlords of Draenor alpha. Near the bottom of the massive post is a full listing of the ranged weapons sounds, which includes bows, crossbows, and guns. These sounds were split up into individual "reload" and "shoot" variations so I edited … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News, Opinion

A closer look at marksmanship hunters in Warlords

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Update 8/22: This article is still mostly accurate but is slightly depreciated. It will give you a good overview of the overall changes but you may want to view more recent posts under the Marksmanship tag for more info and recent opinions. If you missed it earlier, Blizzard released the first version of patch … Continue Reading ››
Hunter News

Holy Misdirection Buff, Batman!

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I was just listening to the live interview with Celestalon on Final Boss TV, and he dropped a bomb in regards to Misdirection in Warlords of Draenor. Here is the new tooltip just posted by Wowhead: Misdirection Wow! You'll effectively be able to permanently transfer threat to the tank (or your pet for … Continue Reading ››